THEOPHRASTUS 



aWrjv eTTifj^eXeiav, ol<i koX to a'^piov €^r]fJ,€povTai 

 Kol avTcov Se rcov rj/nipcov evia aTraypiovTac, olov 

 poa Kcu afivyhakrj. tjBt} Si Tive<; koL ck KpiOoiv 

 dva(f)VvaL <^aai Trvpov'i koX e'/c irvpSiv Kpi6a<i koX 



10 eVt Tov avTov 7rvd/jbevo<i afi(f)oi. ravra jxev ovv 

 009 fivdcoSecrrepa Sei he-xeaOai. fiera^dWec S' 

 ovv rd /jLera^dWovra tov Tpoirov tovtov avTO- 

 /xaTft)?' e^aWayfj Se ^(oopa^, waTrep iv AlyuTTTO) 

 Kot J^iXiKia irepl TOiV pocov ecTrofjiev, ov8e 8td 

 fjilav Oepaireiav. 



'ncrauTcwf he koX ottov tu fcdpiri/Ma aKapira 

 <yiv€Tai, Kaddirep to Tripcriov to i^ AlyvTTTov koX 

 6 (potvi^ iv TTJ 'EiWdSc KoX el Srj tc<; Ko/j,lcreie ttjv 

 iv K.p'^Tr) Xeyofievrjv atyeipov. evioi Be ^aac Kal 

 Tr]V orjv idv et? dXeeivov eXOrj a<p68pa tottov 

 d/capTTOV ytvecrdai,' <f)vcrei. yap ylrv^pov. evXoyov 

 8e djx^oTepa av ix^aiveiv kutu ra? ivavrici)crei<i, 

 etirep fxtjS' 6\co<i evia (fiveadat deXet /xeTa/9a\- 

 \ovTa Tov^ TOTTov;. Kol KaTu [xev Ta9 x^P^^ 

 al ToiavTai p^eTa^oXaL 



11 Kara Be ttjv (pvTelav Ta diro tmv aTTepp,dT60v 

 <f)VTev6p,€va, /caOdirep iXe'xP'r]' iravTOiat yap al 

 i^aWayal Kal tovtcov. ttj OepaTrela Be pbeTa- 

 ^dXkei poa Kal dfivyBaXr)' poa p,ev Koirpov vetav 

 Xa^ovaa Kal vBaT0<i irXrjOo^ pVTOV' dfMvySaXrj Be 

 OTav nrdTToXov Ti? ivOfj, Kal to BdKpvov d(J3ai.pfj 

 TO iiTLppeov irXeiw xpovov Kal ttjv dXXrjv diroBiBS) 



^ (Via aTraypiovrai oTov conj. W. ; (vta koI airopj? re ^6a UV; 

 4. Koi awoprj TO. p6a M ; i. kol avoppel ra l>6a Aid. 

 2 i.e. cultivation has nothing to do with it. 

 ' 2. 2. 7. * cf. 3. 3. 4. » Plin. 17. 242. 



^ i. e. improve, cf. 2. 2. 6 ad fin. 



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